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University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 268 Collections and/or Records:

Smith Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2918
Abstract

This collection houses correspondence, photographs, certificates, medals, genealogical information, newspaper clippings, calling cards, bridal shower favors, published works, clothing, and other materials documenting the lives of the Smart, Smith, Miller, and Wyatt families of Indiana and Tennessee.

Dates: 1836; 1906-1945; 1966

Southeast University-China Commemorative Plate

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0771
Abstract

This item is a plate given to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville by Southeast University-China. Southeast University participates in the Confucius Institute, a division of UTK's international program for exchange students between Knoxville, USA and Nanjing, China. The plate is a fragile ceramic with an image of one of Southeast University's halls. It comes complete with a folding wooden stand.

Dates: undated

Southern Pacific Railroad Menu

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0673
Abstract

The Tennessee Volunteers football team encountered this menu on January 1, 1940 while traveling to the Rose Bowl on the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Dates: 1940 January 1

Sports and Homecoming Slides

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0590
Abstract

This collection houses slides depicting such subjects as Homecoming, basketball, football, track, concerts, and a snowy Circle Park.

Dates: 1987-1988

Stanley J. Folmsbee Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1381
Abstract

This collection includes material from Stanley J. Folmsbee's work with the East Tennessee Historical Society and the research he conducted into East Tennessee history.

Dates: 1801-1971; Majority of material found within 1966-1971

Stanley J. Folmsbee Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1366
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of manuscripts, notes, publications, correspondence, and other materials documenting Stanley J. Folmsbee's work with the University of Tennessee's History Department and with the East Tennessee Historical Society.

Dates: 1918-1974; Majority of material found within 1940-1969

Steam Plant Water Quality Testing Equipment

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0108
Abstract

This collection houses a water testing kit, two glass graduated cylinders, one stirring/measuring rod, a glass melting pot with pouring spout and handle, and a glass and rubber apparatus, labeled Nitrates, with an attached glass dispensing tube. All of this equipment is labeled Steam Plant. The collection also includes an advertisement for a Spectrophotometer (used for water quality testing) and the Allen prize in Mathematics (donated by the 1927 recipient, Clara Hamlett of Kingsport).

Dates: undated

Steward’s Hall Boarding Account Ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0216
Abstract

This collection houses two boarding account ledgers documenting the Steward's Hall between 1890 and 1892.

Dates: 1890-1892

Stewart Lillard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0497
Abstract

Stewart Lillard assembled this collection of University of Tennessee memorabilia dating from the early 1910s to 1929. It includes a 1918 commencement invitation and program, a 1911-1912 student directory, a 1929 program for the Tau Beta Phi Installation Banquet, and a copy of Press Bulletin No. 9, Liming Soils.

Dates: 1899-1929

Student Affairs and Organizations Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0597
Abstract

This collection is composed primarily of newspaper articles (taken mainly from the Daily Beacon and the Knoxville News-Sentinel) documenting student organizations, publications, fraternities and sororities, and Senior Gift. The Senior Gift is further documented with several pamphlets. Additionally, the collection houses information showing student participation in and service to the community.

Dates: 1988-2001

Student Council of the Honor System Minutes

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0114
Abstract

This collection houses the minutes of the Student Council of the Honor System dating from January 19, 1917 to February 27, 1918.

Dates: 1917 January 19-1918 February 27

Symposium on Technology, Society, and the Common Good: The Energy Question Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0035
Abstract

These three papers were presented at the Symposium on Technology, Society and the Common Good: The Energy Question held at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville on October 29-30, 1979.

Dates: 1979 October 29-30

Task Force for Blacks Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0561
Abstract

This collection contains material documenting the formation and activities of the University’s Task Force on Blacks, which was created to monitor the condition of and provide policy recommendations for black students, faculty, and staff. The collection contains a wide variety of material, including summaries of interviews with various administrators, reports from colleges and departments, student responses to questionnaires, and other materials.

Dates: 1969-1975

Teaching and Research : Partners in Learning

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0676
Abstract

This magazine contains profiles of University of Tennessee professors recognized for excellence in teaching and research.

Dates: 1994

Tennessee Centennial Exposition Visitor’s Registers

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0486
Abstract

This collection consists of two registers showing visitors to the University of Tennessee Exhibit at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville, Tennessee. The registers cover June 1 to October 30, 1897 and include the name and hometown of each guest.

Dates: 1897 June 1-1897 October 30

Tennessee Echo

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0168
Abstract

The University of Tennessee's Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity (Epsilon-Omicron Chapter) published this edition of the Tennessee Echo on March 15, 1943. It discusses war bonds, intramurals, class pledges, banquets, and fraternity members joining the Army. The paper originally belonged to Warren Wilson of Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1943 March 15

Tennessee Legacies Newsletters

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0580
Abstract

This collection contains two issues of the Tennessee Legacies newsletter, a publication encouraging planned giving to the University of Tennessee. The Spring issue describes a new charitable IRA rollover law and gives a profile of Bob and Etta Davis of Chattanooga, and the Summer issue includes information about a gift made to the campus radio station WUOT.

Dates: 2007

Tennessee Press Association Contest Records

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0352
Abstract

This collection houses lists of winners, programs, speeches, press releases, questionnaires, contest rules, committee reports, and correspondence documenting Tennessee Press Association contests held between 1970 and 1982.

Dates: 1970-1982

Tennessee Volunteers Basketball Schedule

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0231
Abstract

This collection includes two copies of the Tennessee Volunteers Basketball Schedule for 1945-46. This schedule includes a group photograph of the team, a photograph of the head coach John Mauer, a schedule of games, a color advertisement for Coca-Cola, a blank scoresheet, and a guide to referee's signals.

Dates: 1945-1946

Terrace Avenue Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0198
Abstract

This collection houses photographs of the interiors and exteriors of ten buildings on Terrace Avenue that the University of Tennessee purchased and subsequently destroyed.

Dates: 2004-2005